1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; 4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them; 8 For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord; 11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them; 12 for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. 13 But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

15 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit; 19 speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; 21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; 26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, 27 that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself: 29 for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church; 30 because we are members of his body. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church. 33 Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

1 Siis võtke nüüd Jumal enestele eeskujuks nagu armsad lapsed

2 ja käige armastuses, nõnda nagu ka Kristus meid on armastanud ja on Iseenese andnud meie eest anniks ja ohvriks, Jumalale magusaks lõhnaks.

3 Aga hoorus ja kõik roppus või ahnus olgu nimetamata teie seas, nõnda nagu sünnis on pühadele,

4 ja riivatus ja rumalad sõnad või tühised naljad, mis kõik ei sobi, vaid pigemini olgu tänu.

5 Sest seda te teate tunnetades, et mitte ühelgi hoorajal ega ropul ega ahnel, kuna ta on ebajumala ori, ei ole pärandit Kristuse ja Jumala riigis.

6 Ükski ärgu petku teid tühjade sõnadega, sest niisuguste asjade pärast tuleb Jumala viha sõnakuulmatute laste peale;

7 ärge siis saage nende kaaslasteks!

8 Sest te olite varemalt pimedus, aga nüüd te olete valgus Issandas. Käige nagu valguse lapsed —

9 sest valguse vili on kõiksugune headus ja õigus ja tõde —

10 ja katsuge, mis on Issandale meelepärane!

11 Ärgu teil olgu tegemist pimeduse viljatute tegudega, vaid mõistke need pigemini hukka!

12 Sest mis kõik seal salajas nende kaudu sünnib, on häbi öeldagi.

13 Aga kõik saab avalikuks, kui valgus seda paljastab; sest kõik, mis tuleb ilmsiks, on valgus.

14 Sellepärast Ta ütleb: „Ärka üles, kes magad, ja tõuse üles surnuist, siis Kristus valgustab sind!"

15 Siis vaadake hästi, kuidas te elate, mitte kui rumalad, vaid kui targad,

16 pidades aega kalliks, sest päevad on kurjad!

17 Seepärast ärge olge rumalad, vaid mõistke, mis on Issanda tahtmine.

18 Ärge joovastuge viinast, kust tuleb õnnetu elu, vaid saage täis Vaimu,

19 rääkides isekeskis psalmide ja kiituseviiside ja vaimulike lauludega, lauldes ja mängides kannelt Issandale oma südames,

20 kõige eest alatasa tänades Jumalat ja Isa meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse nimel.

21 Ja olge allaheitlikud üksteisele Kristuse kartuses.

22 Naised, olge allaheitlikud oma meestele, otsekui Issandale!

23 Sest mees on naise pea, nõnda nagu ka Kristus on Koguduse pea, Tema on ihu Õnnistegija.

24 Aga nõnda nagu Kogudus on allaheitlik Kristusele, nõnda olgu ka naised oma meestele kõigis asjus.

25 Mehed, armastage oma naisi, nõnda nagu ka Kristus on armastanud Kogudust ja on andnud Iseenese tema eest,

26 et teda pühitseda, pestes puhtaks veepesemisega sõna sees,

27 ja seada Enese ette Kogudus austatuna, nii et tal ei oleks laiku ega kortsu ega muud sellesarnast, vaid et ta oleks püha ja laitmatu.

28 Nõnda peavad mehedki omi naisi armastama nagu iseenese ihu. Kes oma naist armastab, armastab iseennast.

29 Sest ükski ei ole iialgi vihanud iseenese liha, vaid igaüks toidab ja hoiab seda, nõnda nagu ka Issand Kogudust.

30 Sest meie oleme Tema Ihu liikmed.

31 „Seepärast inimene jätab maha oma isa ja ema ning hoiab oma naise poole, ja need kaks on üks liha!"

32 See saladus on suur; aga mina räägin Kristusest ja Kogudusest.

33 Olgu nüüd kuidas on, aga teiegi igaüks omaette armastage oma naist nagu iseennast; aga naine kartku meest.